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Hunter Valley · Courts & crime
288 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 5 of 15
By the Narandera mail on Wednesday last intelligence [?]hed town of the perpetration of a most diaholical doable murder at North Yanco When the mail left Narandera full particulars of the occurrence had [?]…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →DRUNKENNESS.—Joseph M'Nulty and John Nichols, for being drunk, were each fined 5s.; in default, twentyfour bours' imprisonment. RAPE ON A CHILD — [?] Porters was charged with…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →FIELD V. WILSON.—Insulting Language: Joseph Wilson was charged by William Field for the above offence, in a public place. Defendant pleaded guilty. Plaintiff deposed that on the 19th of last month defendant came…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →This Court was opened on Monday morning by Mr. [?]stice Hargrave, Mr. Ellis prosecuting for the Crown. The barristers present were Messrs. Docker, Pilcher, and Morray; and Mr. John Wiliams, Crown Solicitor, was…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →William Munday, alias Collins, was charged with having, on the 18th May last, feloniously murdered one John Conroy. Prisoner pleaded not guilty, and having stated that…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →James Price was indicted for having at Somerton, on the 24th February last, wilfully murdered Yellow Jack. The prisoner having, when arraigned at the opening of the Court, stated that he had no means to provide for…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →ILLEGALLY USING A HORSE.—Jacob Dowe was charged with illegally using a horse, the property of John W. Campbell. Mr. Mullen appeared for the defendant.— Complainant stated that he could not swear positively to…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The crime of O'Farrell in attempting to assassinate His Royal Highness the Duke of Edinburgh, threw the community into such a state of excitement that matters which at other…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →A horrible murder has been committed in Dumfriesshire. The circumstances of the case are of great atrocity. The little girl who was the victim of this fearful crime was named Thomasina Scott, the daughter of John…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →This Court opened yesterday morning at East Maitland, before his Honor Mr. Justice Hargrave. The barristers present were the Solicitor General, Messrs. Ellis, Wisdom, Rogers, Murray, and Docker…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Kippet v. Burns: No appearance. J. Barry v. F. Taylor: No appearance. DEFAMATION OF CHARACTER—James Brewer v. Joseph Davis: In this case it appeared from the evidence that…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The Court opened at ten o'clock. Mr. W. C. Windeyer was in attendance, in addition to the barristers already named. FORGERY…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Samuel Osborne, for obscene language on the 5th April, was fined £1 and 5s 6d. court costs. Samuel Foote was bound to the peace for six months, himself in £20 and two sureties of £10, or to be…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →MISCONDUCT OF AN APPRENTICE.—Adeline Smart was charged by Mary Ann Saunders with disobeying her orders and misconducting herself as her apprentice. Mrs. Saunders deposed; The defendant is my apprentice; she…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The curtain has fallen over the melancholy drama which has convulsed tbe Australian colonies during the last month. Henry James O'Farrell, the would-be assassin of his Royal Highness the Duke of Edinburgh,…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The court re-opened at ten o'clock. THE CASE OF WILLIAM NICHOLSON, JUNIOR. In the case of William Nicholson, junior, convicted on Wednesday of sending a threatening letter, Mr. Windeyer…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The civil business of the court commenced this morning, before his Honor Mr. Justice Hargrave. The barristers present wereâSir William Manning, Q.C, Messrs. Windeyer, Wisdom, Foster, Ellis, Pilcher, and Rogers…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →DRUNKENESS.—Robert Stephens, for being drunk, was fined 5s.—Edward Telfer, for a similar offence, was fined 10s. OBSCENE LANGUAGE.—Bridget Pritchard pleaded guilty…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Attorney General was present, in addition to the barristers already named. CAVANAGH V. CAVANAGH. This was an action for ejectment. Mr. Foster,…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Mr. Fawoett, the correspondent of the New York Herald, has been shot at and [?]everely wounded at Panama. While taking a drive in the country, his buggy accidentally struck the horse of a person riding past. In…
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